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- ↑ Gabbatt, Adam (15 March 2010). "French woman admits killing six newborn babies". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ VEILLE, FREDERIC (15 March 2010). "Frenchwoman accused of killing 6 of her infants". The San Diego Union Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ Samuel, Henry (15 Mar 2010). "French woman 'murdered newborn babies and hid corpses in cellar'". Telegraph.co.uk. Paris: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ French woman sentenced to 15 years for killing six babies, Guardian
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